that's the way it works in the united states. and maybe he had to get out of the white house to go to lig or whatever it was and he didn't want to deal with the problem. but there is no way to get around this being directly the responsibility of the president and the president decided for whatever reason that those four people were going to -- they were on their own, sir. the cavalry wasn't coming. >> last question, is that a political decision? , it's a cowardly decision. it's a decision that's necessary if you are going to be president of the united states. your job is first and foremost to protect americans and their interests. this is clearly a case where the president was derelict. >> michael sher, we are going to leave it there we have a hard break. let us know what your thoughts are going forward. >> yes, sir. >> another report on the economy only grew 2% last quarter that could be thanks to government spending. the truth behind the numbers coming up next on "fox & friends." and these come together, one thing you can depen